Popular Nails Arts in Japan

Almost every country has its own nails art. It also applies to Japan. Most nail arts in Japan utilize soft or monochromatic colors such as Monochromatic with texture-created nail art. There are many other shapes, designs and ideas related to nail arts in Japan that you can check in detail below.

Monochrome is One of Most Popular Nails Arts in Japan

As the name suggests, monochromatic with texture-created nails art utilize monochrome as the main color. The unique thing about this nail art is it only utilized one color but added with dimension. One of manicurists is Japan, Hitomi Takizawa, uses white-on-white 3D sculptured nail art which is very popular during winter. By using her 3D sculptured nail art idea, you can mix and match by combining the glossy texture with matte.

Oval-Shaped Nails in Japan

Among many nail shapes, oval nail shape is the most popular one. Most Japanese women like to use oval-shaped nails that represent their soft image. Beside oval-shaped nails that are popular among teenagers, square-shaped nails are also quite popular for middle-aged women in their 40s.

Creating a perfect oval-shaped nail, you need to practice several times. The tips are by straightening the nail’s sidewalls and file it towards the top of the nail by utilizing arching motions. Make sure that the sidewalls are even.

Pastel Colors are Also Popular in Japanese Nails Art

There are four main pastel colors which are quite popular in Japan. They consist of pastel purple, pastel mint green, smoky pastel, and pastel pink. You can play with those pastel colors such as by creating the graduation of the pastel color you use by fading it with another pastel color. 

In terms of their length, recent nail arts are getting shorter if they are compared to the trend five years ago. That trend is introduced by celebrities who appear on TV with their short but simple nail arts. The length of the nails won’t be longer than 2mm.